- Date
- June 15, 1978
- Place
- Gladstone, MI · GLADSTONE, MI
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5775GCessna 150K
- Status
- Completed · report February 9, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780615023239A
- Case key
- 140402
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3715 78/6/15 NR.GLADSTONE,MI CESSNA 150K CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 85 TOTAL TIME - 1730 N5775G PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 78 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ESCANABA,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5775G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5775GRegistration cancelled Nov 13, 2012 · Cessna 150KAirframe modelCessna 150KEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.